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    Protesters who toppled Hasina want Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead Bangladesh

    Protesters who toppled Hasina want Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead Bangladesh

    06 Aug 2024

    A key organiser of Bangladesh's student protests said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus was their choice as head of an interim government a day after longtime Prime Minister...

    Sheikh Hasina resigns amid turmoil

    Sheikh Hasina resigns amid turmoil

    05 Aug 2024

    The protesters in Bangladesh had brought the Awami League government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed to its knees though nearly a 100 died in the latest round of...

    Bangladesh PM Hasina flees country, military takes over

    Bangladesh PM Hasina flees country, military takes over

    05 Aug 2024

    Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule of the country ended on Monday as she fled weeks of deadly protests and the military announced it would form an interim...

    Bangladesh PM Hasina calls students ‘criminals;’ army symbolises people: Chief

    Bangladesh PM Hasina calls students ‘criminals;’ army symbolises people: Chief

    05 Aug 2024

    Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured on Sunday as renewed anti-government protests swept across Bangladesh, with protesters calling for the prime minister to resign and the...

    Bangladesh protest leader says PM must resign, 'face trial'

    Bangladesh protest leader says PM must resign, 'face trial'

    03 Aug 2024

    The leader of ongoing student demonstrations across Bangladesh demanded on Saturday that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina "must resign and she must face trial" for a police crackdown on protesters...

    Bangladesh restores internet as students call off job-quota protests

    Bangladesh restores internet as students call off job-quota protests

    29 Jul 2024

    Bangladesh said it had restored internet services as conditions return to normal after students called off protests against reforms to job quotas that killed nearly 150 people this month....

    Playing catchup amid floods in Bangladesh

    Playing catchup amid floods in Bangladesh

    24 Jul 2024

    Junayed Ahmed was looking forward to celebrating Eid-al-Adha with his parents in the city of Sylhet in eastern Bangladesh. But then rain started pelting down, the river Surma began...

    Bangladesh protest death toll reaches 173

    Bangladesh protest death toll reaches 173

    23 Jul 2024

    The death toll in ongoing Bangladeshi student protests reached 173 late on Monday, according to an AFP count of victims from hospitals around the country. A combined 64 deaths...

    Curfew extended in Bangladesh as top court scales back government jobs quota

    Curfew extended in Bangladesh as top court scales back government jobs quota

    21 Jul 2024

    Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants after it led to nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and protesters that...

    UAE Attorney-General orders investigation and trial for Bangladeshi nationals charged with rioting

    UAE Attorney-General orders investigation and trial for Bangladeshi nationals charged with rioting

    20 Jul 2024

    Chancellor Dr Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, UAE Attorney-General (AG), has ordered an immediate investigation into the arrested Bangladeshi nationals who gathered and incited riots in several streets across the...

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